NSW Term Dates + Holidays
To help you plan for your family holidays in 2018, we’ve collated for easy reference the NSW School Holiday Dates 2018 as well as NSW Public Holiday Dates 2018 and NSW School Term Dates 2018 for the Eastern Division of NSW Australia.
NSW School Holiday Dates 2018
Autumn Holidays
Monday 16 April 2018 to Friday 27 April 2018
Autumn is traditionally the transition months of the Australian year; March, April and May. Typically autumn is the season to receive the most rain, but all the welcomed rain doesn’t dampen the autumn school holiday fun in the Greater Port Macquarie region!
View our autumn holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the autumn school holidays.
Winter Holidays
Monday 9 July 2018 to Friday 20 July 2018
Winter is traditionally the three coldest months of the Australian year; June, July and August. But as Sir Ranulph Fiennes says; “there is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
So get on out there with the kids these winter holidays and explore!
View our winter holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the winter school holidays.
Spring Holidays
Monday 1 October 2018 to Friday 12 October 2018
Spring is traditionally the three transition months of the Australian year; September, October and November.
View our spring holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the spring school holidays.
Summer Holidays
Monday 24 December 2018 to Monday 28 January 2019
Summer is traditionally the three hottest months of the Australian year; December, January and February.
View our summer holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the summer school holidays.
NSW Public Holiday Dates 2018
- New Year’s Day
Monday 1 January 2018 - Australia Day
Friday 26 January 2018 - Good Friday
Friday 20 March 2018 - Easter Saturday
the Saturday following Good Friday
Saturday 31 March 2018
- Easter Sunday
Sunday 1 April 2018 - Easter Monday
Monday 2 April 2018 - Anzac Day
Wednesday 25 April 2018 - Queen’s Birthday
Monday 11 June 2018 - Bank Holiday
Monday 6 August 2018 - Labour Day
Monday 1 October 2018 - Christmas Day
Tuesday 25 December 2018 - Boxing Day
Wednesday 26 December 2018
NSW School Term Dates 2018
- Term 1 for students
Monday 29 January 2018 to Friday 13 April 2018 - Term 2 for students
Monday 30 April 2018 to Friday 6 July 2018 - Term 3 for students
Monday 23 July 2018 to Friday 28 September 2018 - Term 4 for students
Monday 15 October 2018 to Friday 21 December 2018
These dates are NSW Government Schools Term Dates 2018 but can vary slightly from school to school, please visit the DoE website for further information or your school’s website for dates specific to your school.
Daylight Savings
Daylight saving in NSW begins at 2am, Eastern Standard Time, on the first Sunday in October and ends at 3am Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in April.